According to research carried out by online marketing software vendor, EPiServer, 69 percent of UK businesses intend to recruit a social media or community manager within the next 12 months. As many consumers have embraced social media as their preferred channel for communicating with companies, the[...]
Archive for July, 2011
July 21st, 2011 - 9:48 pm § in News
Mobile web experience not good enough say UK consumers
A survey carried out by Compuware has revealed that UK businesses risk losing revenue if their websites fail to load quickly enough on consumer’s smartphones. With a growing number of people using smartphones as their primary method of connecting to the internet, it’s increasingly import[...]
July 18th, 2011 - 10:37 pm § in News
UK businesses overpaying by 40% on IT services
According to research from Compass Management Consulting, businesses are paying up to 40% more than necessary for IT services due to a range of factors such as unnecessary customisation, redundant capacity, unconstrained consumption and inflexible contracts. According to the report, organisations ha[...]
July 14th, 2011 - 8:02 pm § in News
Online tool reduces cost of car fleet management for small businesses
A new online service from fleet management specialist, Run Your Cars, claims to help small businesses simplify the running of their vehicle fleets and lower their operating costs by £300 per car per year. Businesses can subscribe to the service for a monthly fee and gain access to an online fleet m[...]
July 13th, 2011 - 10:09 pm § in News
New software simplifies data management for MS Exchange environments
CommVault has announced the launch of its Modern Data Management software bundle which provides a range of features to help MS Exchange users address all of their data management issues with one tool. Aimed at small to mid-sized businesses, the bundle handles a number of important tasks including ar[...]
July 12th, 2011 - 10:32 pm § in News
New web based app, Tolcap, helps manufacturers reduce cost of product failures
Capra Technology has announced a new web based application, Tolcap, that helps manufacturers assess the material tolerance capabilities of their products early in the design process. Capra claims that can reduce the cost of product failures by as much as 75 percent, as well as improving the quality [...]
July 11th, 2011 - 10:18 pm § in News
New funding for East London digital businesses
An extra £1million of investment is being offered to digital businesses in East London as part of a government backed initiative to encourage greater collaboration between businesses in the area. The funding is being made available by the Technology Strategy Board, a government run agency which a[...]
July 7th, 2011 - 9:47 pm § in News
New unified data protection software from Atempo protects businesses digital assets
Atempo has announced the release of Atempo Live Navigator, an application designed to provide a high level of protection and reliability for an organisation’s digital assets, regardless of whether they are stored on a file server or end user’s desktop/laptop PCs. This includes devices in[...]
July 6th, 2011 - 10:53 pm § in News
Website failures could cost UK businesses £37 billion per year
UK businesses risk losing up to £37 billion in revenues due to websites failing at peak trading periods, according to research from enterprise technology firm Micro Focus and the Centre for Economic and Business Research. The report also found that the £320 billion UK e-commerce industry already l[...]
July 6th, 2011 - 10:06 pm § in News
ComBTAS launches business travel management software in UK
ComBTAS, a provider of software that helps organisations to manage the costs of business travel, has announced the availability of its products in the UK. The company claims that businesses spend, on average, seven percent of their yearly budgets on business travel, and that its technology can reduc[...]